Lindbergh's Solo Flight

On May 20,1927, at 7:52 a.m., Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field
in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis" monoplane on his historic
first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He arrived in France thirty-three
and one-half hours later. He was awarded the $25,000 Orteig Prize for being the
first successful pilot to make the non-stop crossing and gained international
fame for his feat.